"Il lit des journaux."

Translation: He reads newspapers.

[sarahliz]

Why doesn't this answer accept "papers" like other questions with the word journaux? It's confusing and causes a lot of wrong answers where there shouldn't be.

[hoodwinker]

Welcome to Duolingo. It's inconsistent everywhere.

[couchdoor]

I submitted it for consideration.

[andersja]

Why is ils lisent not accepted?

[sean.mullen]

In a listening exercise, it would be because of the pronounced 's' in lisent: Il lit = /il.li/ ; Ils lisent = /il.liz/.

[M.parlange]

«he reads some newspapers» is not accepted. Is it not optative to put the «some»?

[EduardByrn]

I said he reads newspapers. It was marked incorrect. I wouldnt know many people who would say he reads the newspapers

[elmanisero777]

Does anyone have any advice for hearing the difference between "de journal" v "des journaux" i feel like the only reason I would know it is because this section of Duolingo is about plurals

[M.parlange]

the singular wouldn't be «de journal» but «un journal» .

[Nikoo-Javid]

I answered "he reads the news papers", it was also marked incorrect!

[sean.mullen]

He reads the newspapers = Il lit les journaux.

[JanetHudgins]

Same here. We would translate that as just "papers." Please fix.

[LiquidBlade]

It does not accept "some newspapers".

[susan870443]

I said "He is reading the newspapers" why is that marked wrong?

[sean.mullen]

Because des is the plural indefinite article (so des journaux means "some newspapers" or just "newspapers"); les is the plural definite article (so les journaux would mean "the newspapers").